Honoring Achievement in Film, Television & New Media

Awards

Satellite Awards:

Each year the International Press Academy (IPA) honors artistic excellence in the areas of Motion Pictures, Television, Radio, and New Media via the Satellite® Awards.

During the ceremony, the IPA presents Satellite Awards to the best of the entertainment industry in comprehensive categories for Film, Television, DVD and New Media, often choosing the winners that will be seen in other awards show in January and February. In addition, every year we present three special achievement awards.

IPA member journalists from around the world vote in designated categories on their ballot.

After the final votes are tallied, nominees are selected in 31 categories for Film (19) and Television (12). There are seven (7) categories for outstanding DVD’s and five (5) categories for Outstanding Video Games. Separate committees handle each award category.

The Nikola Tesla Award in Recognition of Visionary Achievements in Filmmaking Technology.

The Nikola Tesla Award is a museum-quality bust of the inventor cast in bronze, on a marble base, inscribed for the recipient.

The Auteur Award

The Auteur Award, which was introduced in 2005 and presented to George Clooney, recognizes individual voices of filmmakers and their personal impact on the industry. IPA Auteur awards have been given to Paul Williams, Peter Bogdanovich, Baz Luhrmann, Julian Schnabel, Alex Gibney, and Robert Altman.

The Auteur Award takes the form of a Satellite Award designated for Special Achievement, with the recipient’s name and year engraved on the base.

The Humanitarian Award

The Humanitarian Award, like the Auteur Award, is also a specially designated Satellite Award reflecting special achievement.

Unlike the Satellite Award statuettes, which are decided by the voting membership, these prestigious Special Achievement Awards are selected each year by the IPA President and Board Members.

Past Nominees & Winners

Ellen Burstyn

D. Olson & S. MacLaine

Kathy Bates

Connie Stevens

Benh Zeitlin

Danai Gurira

Gabrielle Tana

Angela McEwan & Devin Ratray

Jerry Lewis

Rod Steiger

Martin Landau

William H. Macy

Tim Robbins

Ed Norton

Dennis Haysbert

T. Bottoms & F. Flannagan

J. Ryan & K. Elise

Past Nominees & Winners

Ellen Burstyn

D. Olson & S. MacLaine

Kathy Bates

Connie Stevens

Benh Zeitlin

Danai Gurira

Gabrielle Tana

Angela McEwan & Devin Ratray

Jerry Lewis

Rod Steiger

Martin Landau

William H. Macy

Tim Robbins

Ed Norton

Dennis Haysbert

T. Bottoms & F. Flannagan

J. Ryan & K. Elise

About the Statuettes

The Mary Pickford Statue

The Mary Pickford Award is designed by Dragan Radenovic, a world-renowned sculptor who has been commissioned by the Winston Churchill estate, won a UNESCO competition, and is in the private collections of Luciano Pavarotti, Kirk Douglas, Sophia Loren and Princess Grace of Monaco.

The Nikola Tesla Statue

The Tesla Award in Recognition of Visionary Achievements in Filmmaking Technology was also designed by Radenovic.

The Satellite Award Statuette

Ante Marinovic, world renowned sculptor and designer of the Satellite Statue, was born on the island of Korcula in a Mediterranean fishing town called Vale Luka, Croatia. He graduated from the School of Applied Arts in Split, Croatia. He also completed advanced courses for his degree at the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade, Serbia.